New Delhi: The sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices in India is affecting the pockets of the common man. However, oil companies in the country have not increased for the last 15 days amid rising inflation levels. This led to a hike in petrol price in Delhi at Rs 101.83 on August 1, while petrol in Mumbai is currently selling at Rs 107.83 per litre. On the other hand, the highest price of petrol in the country is at Sriganganagar in Rajasthan. Here, petrol is being sold at Rs.113. Comparing this figure to all countries in the world, it is revealed that petrol in India is more expensive than the total 130 countries.
Surprisingly, all the neighbouring countries are among the countries where petrol prices are higher in India. While oil in Pakistan is currently Rs 52 per litre, it is at Rs 68.44 in Bhutan. In Sri Lanka, petrol is currently at Rs 68.64. With this, petrol is priced at Rs 77.92 in Bangladesh and Rs 78.23 in Nepal. Petrol is currently at Rs 85.11 in China bordering India on the north and east border. Compared to petrol prices worldwide, Venezuela currently has the cheapest fuel. The price of petrol in this South American country is only Rs. 1.48.
Next is Iran, near India, where petrol is Rs 4.82 per litre. However, while India buys only limited oil from Venezuela due to trade sanctions imposed by the US, the procurement of oil from Iran has been stopped for the last three years. Hong Kong is one of the most expensive countries in which oil is. Petrol is being sold here at Rs 188.72 per litre. In Lebanon, the price of petrol is Rs 186.99 per litre. After that, in some countries like Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Israel, petrol is more expensive than in India.
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